Commercial Irrigation recruiters serving Oklahoma City.
About 3,940 landscaping and groundskeeping workers work in the Oklahoma City metro, at a $36,760 median. BLS counts 477 business locations of landscaping companies across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Oklahoma City.
BLS counts about 6,960 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Oklahoma City metro, the largest group being landscaping and groundskeeping workers (about 3,940). Relative to the size of the local economy, landscaping and groundskeeping workers are less concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 0.95). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Commercial Irrigation hub.
Irrigation Technician / Installer
Oklahoma City: 3,940 employed · $36,760 median, 87th-highest of 112 metros
Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT)
Irrigation System Designer
Oklahoma City: 100 employed · $64,370 median, 74th-highest of 78 metros
Backflow Prevention Specialist
Oklahoma City: 2,400 employed · $59,150 median, 79th-highest of 112 metros
Irrigation Service / Repair Technician
Irrigation Foreman / Crew Lead
Oklahoma City: 520 employed · $49,700 median, 95th-highest of 112 metros
Irrigation Project Manager
Oklahoma City: 820 employed · $100,690 median, 99th-highest of 111 metros
Irrigation Estimator
Oklahoma City: 730 employed · $73,030 median, 90th-highest of 111 metros
Smart / Controller Systems Technician
Landscape Water Management Auditor
What Commercial Irrigation roles earn in Oklahoma City.
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Oklahoma City earn a median $36,760, 6% under the $39,150 national figure, and 87th of 112 metros. Pay runs $29,420 at the tenth percentile to $47,370 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is landscape architects, at $64,370 against $79,870 nationally.
| Role | Oklahoma City median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigation Technician / Installer · Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT) · Irrigation Service / Repair TechnicianLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) | $36,760 | $29,420–$47,370 | $39,150 | −6% | 3,940 |
| Irrigation System DesignerLandscape Architects (17-1012) | $64,370 | $35,440–$74,770 | $79,870 | −19% | 100 |
| Backflow Prevention SpecialistPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-2152) | $59,150 | $38,760–$83,260 | $63,800 | −7% | 2,400 |
| Irrigation Foreman / Crew LeadFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012) | $49,700 | $38,570–$74,990 | $58,430 | −15% | 520 |
| Irrigation Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $100,690 | $60,310–$179,080 | $114,990 | −12% | 820 |
| Irrigation EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $73,030 | $42,700–$114,010 | $78,740 | −7% | 730 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma City metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Oklahoma City's commercial irrigation market has changed since 2018.
The number of landscaping companies in Oklahoma City rose from 403 in 2018 to 477 in 2023, up 18%, ahead of the 13% national rise.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscaping companies: business locations | 403 | 477 | +18% |
| Landscaping companies: employment | – | 3,606 | – |
| Landscaping companies: average annual pay | – | $43,252 | – |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Commercial Irrigation hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to Commercial Irrigation · 2026 Commercial Irrigation Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for Commercial Irrigation
Oklahoma City runs 5% fewer commercial irrigation workers per job than the country as a whole — below the national concentration.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (nearest published occupation for this trade). Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Oklahoma City's commercial irrigation market compares
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Oklahoma City ranks 48th for headcount, 79th for median pay and 56th for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 3,940 | $36,760 | 0.95 | 477 |
| Tulsa | 2,360 | $36,780 | 0.84 | 344 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial irrigation employers in Oklahoma City, the pool is about the national norm for its size and local employers are adding people, so expect competing offers on experienced candidates and keep the process short.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Oklahoma City metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Commercial Irrigation licensing in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma has no irrigation contractor license. The Construction Industries Board regulates only building inspectors, electrical, home inspectors, mechanical, plumbing and roofing, and neither the Plumbing License Law nor the Board's plumbing rules at OAC Title 158 Chapter 30 mention landscape irrigation or lawn sprinkler systems. Oklahoma DEQ's public water supply rules address backflow prevention devices but do not create a state backflow tester certification, so cross-connection control and tester approval are handled by the individual city water utility, such as Oklahoma City or Tulsa. Hire against the local utility's approved tester list and confirm a plumbing license for anyone making potable water connections. The same state rules apply in Tulsa, so candidates licensed there can work in Oklahoma City without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: No state irrigation license; the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board regulates plumbing, electrical, mechanical, roofing and inspection trades, and backflow testing is left to municipal water utilities. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Oklahoma City talent.
The closest metro we cover is Tulsa, about 100 miles away, with roughly 2,360 landscaping and groundskeeping workers (0.6 times Oklahoma City's 3,940). Kansas City pays the most nearby, a $41,450 median, 13% above Oklahoma City. That is the number any Oklahoma City offer is competing with when experienced people weigh a move. Dallas-Fort Worth has the deepest pool within reach, so a search for senior roles here usually extends there.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | – | 3,940 | $36,760 |
| Tulsa | 98 mi | 2,360 | $36,780 |
| Wichita | 154 mi | 1,760 | $38,260 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | 190 mi | 19,750 | $37,680 |
| Kansas City | 298 mi | 6,660 | $41,450 |
| Little Rock | 300 mi | 1,670 | $36,490 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Oklahoma City crews.
Not commercial irrigation work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Oklahoma City in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Tinker AFB depot modernization / B-21 workload~$11B projected pipelineMulti-year, ramping through the 2030s
Tinker is becoming a premier hub for the Air Force's next-generation aircraft - the B-21 Raider stealth bomber and KC-46 Pegasus tanker. The base is expanding east across Douglas Avenue to house new missions, driving sustained industrial-facility and MEP construction demand.
- Bomber Agile Common Hangar$127M (FY2026 MilCon)FY2026 funded
New hangar to support program depot maintenance and sustain bomber-fleet readiness - large-span structural and specialized industrial-facility construction.
- Tinker AFB power generation project$100M (part of a broader $5.5B construction program)Recently completed / ramping
OG&E and Tinker AFB partnership on new power generation infrastructure - electrical and industrial construction tied directly to the base's expanding mission set.
These are the 3 projects we track in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for commercial irrigation, and what kills offers in Oklahoma City.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end a commercial irrigation offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Commercial Irrigation credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Commercial Irrigation hiring in Oklahoma City.
What do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in Oklahoma City?
BLS puts the Oklahoma City median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,760 a year, 6% below the $39,150 national median. That ranks 87th of 112 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $29,420 to $47,370 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.6x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. No other Oklahoma metro we cover pays more for this work (Tulsa: $36,780).
Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Oklahoma City?
It is about average. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers are as common in Oklahoma City as they are nationally (location quotient 0.95), with about 3,940 in the metro. The 477 landscaping companies here average about 7.6 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name. With 18% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial irrigation roles pay the most in Oklahoma City?
Of the roles we recruit for, Irrigation Project Manager pays the most in Oklahoma City, a $100,690 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Irrigation System Designer at $64,370, 36% below it. Irrigation Technician / Installer is the lowest-paid field role at $36,760. Irrigation System Designer trails national pay the most (19% below).
How many landscaping companies operate in Oklahoma City?
BLS counted 477 landscaping companies in Oklahoma City in 2023, employing about 3,606 people between them. Up from 403 in 2018, an 18% increase against 13% growth nationally. That averages 7.6 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $43,252, 10% below the $48,279 national average for the same kind of employer. BLS counts irrigation contractors under landscaping companies.
Which nearby metros compete with Oklahoma City for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Tulsa (98 miles, about 2,360, $36,780 median), Wichita (154 miles, about 1,760, $38,260 median) and Dallas-Fort Worth (190 miles, about 19,750, $37,680 median). Dallas-Fort Worth has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move.
The seat is open. The pipeline should not be.
477 landscaping companies in Oklahoma City are drawing on the same 3,940 landscaping and groundskeeping workers. Let's get your next hire lined up first.
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